The Locus Awards are presented to winners of Locus magazine's annual reader's poll. For each category of award, readers submit five nominations in order of preference, with the leading work declared the winner. As such, the number of nominated works per category varies from year to year. Though none of Gibson's works have claimed first position, they have polled twenty-four times.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Gernsback Continuum"The Gernsback Continuum" | Short story | 700124000000000000024th | — |
| 1982 | Hinterlands"Hinterlands" | Short story | 700121000000000000021st | — |
| 1982 | Johnny Mnemonic"Johnny Mnemonic" | Novelette | 700120000000000000020th | — |
| 1983 | Burning Chrome"Burning Chrome" | Novelette | 70007000000000000007th | — |
| 1984 | Red Star, Winter Orbit"Red Star, Winter Orbit" | Novelette | 700119000000000000019th | Co-authored with Bruce Sterling |
| 1985 | NeuromancerNeuromancer | Locus Award for Best First Novel | 70002000000000000002nd | — |
| 1985 | NeuromancerNeuromancer | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 70008000000000000008th | — |
| 1985 | New Rose Hotel"New Rose Hotel" | Short story | 700119000000000000019th | — |
| 1985 | Dogfight"Dogfight" | Short novelette | 70005000000000000005th | Co-authored with Michael Swanwick |
| 1987 | Burning ChromeBurning Chrome | Collection | 70002000000000000002nd | — |
| 1987 | Count ZeroCount Zero | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 70003000000000000003rd | — |
| 1987 | The Winter Market"The Winter Market" | Novelette | 70004000000000000004th | — |
| 1989 | Mona Lisa OverdriveMona Lisa Overdrive | Novel | 70002000000000000002nd | — |
| 1991 | The Difference EngineThe Difference Engine | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 70008000000000000008th | Co-authored with Bruce Sterling |
| 1992 | Skinner's Room"Skinner's Room" | Short story | 700115000000000000015th | — |
| 1992 | The Difference EngineThe Difference Engine | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 700120000000000000020th | Co-authored with Bruce Sterling |
| 1994 | Virtual LightVirtual Light | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 70004000000000000004th | — |
| 1997 | IdoruIdoru | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 70006000000000000006th | — |
| 1998 | NeuromancerNeuromancer | All-time science fiction novel (before 1990) | 700115000000000000015th | — |
| 1999 | Burning Chrome"Burning Chrome" | All-time novelette | 700113000000000000013th (tie) | — |
| 1999 | Burning ChromeBurning Chrome | All-time collection | 700118000000000000018th (tie) | — |
| 2000 | All Tomorrow's PartiesAll Tomorrow's Parties | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 700115000000000000015th | — |
| 2004 | Pattern RecognitionPattern Recognition | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 70002000000000000002nd | — |
| 2008 | Spook CountrySpook Country | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 70002000000000000002nd | — |
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